Just turned my ipod on after 2 months of not using it. it says its been disabled, try again in 21 million minutes. itunes doesnt recognize it when i plug it into my comp. so i cannot restore it... what in the world can i do? do i have a virus or something?
iPod touch
Put your ipod into DFU (device firmware update) mode----how to do it,
1. turn off your ipod (off, not sleep)
2. hold power and home button together
3. release power button when you see the apple logo (keep holding the home button)
4. keep holding home until itunes comes up with a message saying that the device is in DFU mode and needs to restore.
Now click restore and follow the steps. If you have a back up copy of your ipod, it should automatically restore your music, etc. if not do it manually.
Hope it helps.
Alternatively you can wait!
Put your ipod into DFU (device firmware update) mode----how to do it,
1. turn off your ipod (off, not sleep)
2. hold power and home button together
3. release power button when you see the apple logo (keep holding the home button)
4. keep holding home until itunes comes up with a message saying that the device is in DFU mode and needs to restore.
Now click restore and follow the steps. If you have a back up copy of your ipod, it should automatically restore your music, etc. if not do it manually.
Hope it helps.
Alternatively you can wait!
No reason at all for DFU mode. Just follow the instructions here:
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
ipod is disabled for 21 million minutes...
